Cloud computing offers enterprises unprecedented advantages, scalability, agility, and access to cutting-edge technologies. Yet despite these clear benefits, many organizations remain hesitant to make the move.
So, what’s holding them back?
The roadblocks often boil down to three core challenges: security concerns, legacy system complexity, and unpredictable costs.
In this article, we unpack these common barriers and share how our cloud migration solution is purpose-built to help businesses navigate them with confidence.
Top Challenges Holding Businesses Back
1. Security & Compliance Concerns
One of the most significant hurdles in cloud migration is the fear of data breaches and regulatory violations. Organizations often fear losing control over sensitive data once it moves off-premises and frequently lack the internal expertise to manage cloud-specific security threats.
According to a 2025 TechMagic report, cloud security incidents have surged 154% year-over-year, with 96% of companies lacking confidence in their cloud security skills while 76% of organizations report shortages in security expertise and real-time threat detection. (Shutenko & Teres, 2025).
This highlights how security and compliance concerns remain the top challenges holding businesses back where most organizations are seeing a sharp rise in cloud security incidents but lack the skills, expertise, and confidence needed to manage threats and meet compliance requirements.
2. Legacy Application Compatibility & Complexity
Organizations that depend on legacy systems often encounter significant barriers when moving to the cloud.
Many older applications are built on tightly coupled architectures and outdated platforms that were not designed for cloud environments. As a result, businesses struggle with data portability, managing application dependencies, and avoiding vendor lock-in throughout the migration process (Luxner, 2024).
Combined with limited internal expertise and persistent concerns over security and compliance, these challenges make cloud migration a complex, resource-intensive, and high-risk undertaking.
3. Cost Management & Predictability
While the cloud provides flexibility and scalability, managing costs remains a major challenge.
Many organizations struggle with unexpected fees, idle resources, and limited visibility into usage, often resulting in budget overruns.
According to the 2025 Flexera State of the Cloud Report, 84% of organizations cite managing cloud spend as their top concern, with most exceeding their budgets by an average of 17% (Flexera, 2025).
Without strong financial governance, initiatives intended to save costs can quickly become a source of financial strain.
How to Overcome These Challenges
1. Integrate Security and Compliance from Day One
Effective cloud security begins with embedding safeguards into the migration strategy from day one.
Implementing zero-trust architecture, encrypting data in transit and at rest, enforcing strict identity access management and enabling real-time threat detection are essential steps.
These measures, when implemented from the outset, reduce risk while ensuring compliance with industry standards (SentinelOne, 2025).
2. Adopt a Phased, Dependency-Based Migration Strategy
Rather than migrating everything at once, adopt a phased approach guided by application dependencies.
Start with lower-risk systems, validate compatibility, and gradually modernize your infrastructure. This reduces disruption, ensures stability, and makes the transition more manageable (Faddom, 2024).
3. Implement Cost Visibility and Multi-Cloud Governance
Achieving financial control in the cloud requires more than just budgeting.
Organizations must implement tagging protocols, real-time usage monitoring, automated policy enforcement, and governance dashboards. A well-structured multi-cloud strategy further enables flexibility and cost optimization by avoiding vendor lock-in and leveraging the strengths of different platforms (CloudBolt, 2025).
How LGA Supports a Seamless Cloud Journey
LGA delivers a comprehensive suite of cloud migration services designed to eliminate the most common barriers to adoption, making your transition secure, strategic, and stress-free.
1. Migration Planning
We begin with a detailed assessment of your existing infrastructure, identifying application dependencies, risk factors, and business priorities. This enables a customized, low-risk migration roadmap tailored to your unique operational requirements.
2. Guided Cloud Onboarding
From platform selection to pilot testing, we support every step of your onboarding journey. This ensures minimal disruption and a smooth transition, even for teams with limited cloud experience, and we help your team gain clarity, confidence, and control throughout the process.
3. Security First, Always
Security is built into every stage of our process. We implement zero-trust architecture, end-to-end encryption, and compliance mapping from day one. Our frameworks align with global and local standards, giving you the assurance to move critical workloads safely.
4. Transparent, Predictable Costs
With LGA, there are no surprises. We offer upfront pricing, real-time usage visibility, and budget alerts, so you stay in control of your spend and ensure every cloud investment delivers measurable ROI.
5. Multi-Cloud & Cloud-Neutral Flexibility
Avoid vendor lock-in and optimize your cloud setup. Our cloud-neutral approach helps you to deploy workloads across platforms based on performance, cost, or compliance needs, giving you the flexibility to adapt and scale on your terms.
Ready to make the move?
Cloud migration doesn’t have to be risky or complicated. With the right strategy and a trusted partner, your organization can unlock the full potential of cloud technology – securely, efficiently, and confidently.
Let LGA guide you toward a smarter, more scalable future.
Contact us to start your transformation today!
References
Cloudbolt. (2025, March 12). The Complete Guide to Cloud Cost Management Tools: Find the Right Fit for Your Business. Cloudbolt. https://www.cloudbolt.io/cloud-cost-management/cloud-cost-management-tools/
Faddom. (2024, November 14). Choosing Your IT Migration Strategy and 5 Critical Best Practices. Faddom. https://faddom.com/choosing-your-it-migration-strategy-and-5-critical-best-practices/
Flexera. (2025, March 19). New Flexera Report Finds that 84% of Organizations Struggle to Manage Cloud Spend. Flexera. https://www.flexera.com/about-us/press-center/new-flexera-report-finds-84-percent-of-organizations-struggle-to-manage-cloud-spend
Luxner, T. (2024, March 28) Cloud computing trends: Flexera 2024 State of the Cloud Report. Flexera. https://www.flexera.com/blog/finops/cloud-computing-trends-flexera-2024-state-of-the-cloud-report/
SentinelOne. (2025, April 18). Top 25 Cloud Security Best Practices. SentinelOne. https://www.sentinelone.com/cybersecurity-101/cloud-security/cloud-security-best-practices/
Shutenko, V., & Teres, K. (2025, April 24). Must-Know Cloud Security Statistics for 2025. TechMagic. https://www.techmagic.co/blog/cloud-security-statistics
